The Jamestown College volleyball team remained No. 2 in the latest Independent conference rankings.
The top 5 teams, along with host Arizona Christian, advance to the Association of Independent Institutions national tournament, which begins Nov. 9 in Phoenix.
The Jimmies (6-1, 20-10) are basically a lock to advance. They're closing in on their fourth straight Dakota Athletic Conference title. A win over Valley City State (5-2, 11-16) on Wednesday night would seal it.
The DAC weekly awards have been dominated by the Jimmies all fall. That is the case again this week as libero Katie Lee won the award for the sixth time. Setter Jada Meiklejohn collected her fifth weekly award and hitter Katie Zent earned No. 3. In all, the Jimmies have won 14 Player of the Week awards.
Lee had 90 digs last week. Meiklejohn had 89 assists and Zent finished with 43 kills as the Jimmies went 2-3 last week in five matches.
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Two JC men's wrestlers are ranked in the preseason coaches' poll.
Pat Nord, a junior from Enderlin, is ranked sixth at 165 pounds. Samuel Brown, a junior from Colstrip, Mont., is ranked ninth at 165.
As a team, the Jimmies are ranked 20th. Dickinson State was the first team outside of the top 20.
The Jimmies have intrasquad scrimmages set for Oct. 27 and Nov. 2. Their first meet of the season is for Nov. 6 at a meet at South Dakota State. Their first home action for new coach C.J. Campbell and the Jimmies is a dual against the University of Regina on Nov. 10.
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In a second rough loss to rival Valley City State, punter Craig Anderson was a bright spot on Saturday for the Jimmies.
Anderson averaged nearly 40 yards per kick in six punts in the Jimmies' 28-9 loss to the 16th-ranked Vikings (5-0, 7-1)
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The Jimmies have two games remaining. They play at Dickinson State (2-3, 2-6) on Saturday before traveling to the Chicagoland area in two weeks to face No. 1-ranked Xavier, Ill. (8-0).
Sun sports editor Dave Selvig can be reached at (701) 952-8460 or by e-mail at daves@jamestownsun.com
